Pourcieux

Pourcieux
The village seen from Mount Aurélien The village seen from Mount Aurélien
Coat of arms of Pourcieux Coat of arms
Pourcieux
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Pourcieux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Intercommunality	Sainte Baume – Mont Aurélien
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Raymond Niola
Area1	21.23 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,053
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83096 / 83470
Elevation	278–870 m (912–2,854 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pourcieux is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

The small village provides a typical image of the Provence of Frédéric Mistral, with vine-grower's houses built around a castle, and a town square and fountain shaded by hundred year-old plane trees. Its sunny hillsides sit at the foot of the Monts Auréliens, a short distance from the Montagne Sainte-Victoire made famous by Paul Cézanne.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE